spitfire ((unpacking))
The spinner is plastic but very thick plastic. I was told to replace it. I understand tru-turn has a 6" but it's 250 bucks: more than I want to spend on this plane since it's an ARF. Dave Brown has a 100 dollar one but it's a P-51 style. I may go with Dave's or may use the plastic one since it seems very sturdy. There are 4 screws used to secure it (which may be a problem). Will have to see if they are wood type screws and whether some machine screws with nuts can be used.
Cowl is very nice and matches the fuse.
Fire wall already painted.
I'm impressed with the initial view of this plane and getting retracts with it for only $670 is, in my opinion, worth it.
This will now give me 3 ARF's that I can fly at smaller fields when I can't fly my big stuff. It also allows me to do more aerobatics which I'm more hesitant to do with my big stuff (just a big wus). Also, it's nice to be able to actually be able to pick up these lite ARF's that weigh about half of what my other planes weigh.
I'll be using a DLE-61 for power. The plane probably only will weigh around 25 pounds so it should be sufficient. The muffler is going to stick out the side and a rear exhaust would be ideal.
Not sure what version the spitfire is but I'm calling it an M14.
Last edited by samparfitt; 09-26-2017 at 01:01 PM.